“PayPal.co.nz” fraud attempts
I’m an Xtra email address holder, and since yesterday I’ve been bombarded hourly with junk email originating from various .de and other domains spoofing a service@paypal.co.nz address. The emails don’t include my full name or a PayPal user-name but are individually addressed to my Xtra email address and claim I haven’t updated the privacy policy: “Failure to accept the updated PayPal User Agreement and Privacy Policy within 3 days will result in limited access to your PayPal account. If your account is limited, you will no longer be able to receive or send payments.” The emails all include the same fraudulent “PayPal security updates” link. I don’t have a .co.nz PayPal account but I do have one with the .com, and a careless user could easily click on the link if not vigilant. If you have a PayPal account, check the security tips on the website and forward spoof emails with the header information to spoof@paypal.com.
posted by Chris Bell at 3:13 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for that heads up. I thought the email was fishy but didn't know what to do with it. The advice on where to send it was very useful.
I've also alerted Xtra, nic. "SpamAssassin" is unfortunately more like "SpamSoftie" until it learns that the text in these emails is identical, which takes far too long.
CB
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